Shoe-dressing and method of making the same.



res ATENT TAICHIRO MIYATA AND SENZO KUWAYA1VA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHOE-DRESSING AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME.

1,106,957. No Drawing.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that we, TAIC-HIRO MIYATA and Snnzo KUWAYAMA, subjects of theMikad of Japan, residing at New York, in the county of New York andState of'New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShoe-Dressings and Method of Making the Same, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to shoe dressings and method of making the sameand more particularly to a dressing for white leather and canvas shoesnow in universal use. Heretofore considerable trouble has beenexperienced by the users of dressings of this kind,. due to the. factthat the dressing as a whole and particularly the coloring mattercontained therein, would rub off upon the clothes.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a dressing for shoesor the like whichwill not ru'b 01f upon or soil clothes or other objectswith which the shoe may come in contact.

Another object of the invention is toprovide a dressing which will whenapplied in paste form quickly dry and'when dry impart a highly polishedfinish to the shoe without the necessity of a subsequent manual rubbingoperation.

A still further object is to provide a dressing which is substantiallywaterproof.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will beapparent from the following specification.

In carry'ng out our invention we intimately mix \four pounds ofsoapstone, four pounds of plastic clay and eight pounds of Paris whiteor other good grade of whiting, adding-thereto about four quarts (oreight pounds) of water, either after, before or during the mixingoperation. The clay used is advantageously a white pipe clay whichcontains a relatively high percentage of .silica, but any white clay maybe used which has the desired plasticity in the moist condition. We thenboil a mixture of one pound of gum tragacanth and twenty four quarts (48pounds) of Water for a period of three hours or until the whole forms athick mu-. cilage. The two compounds or, mixtures thus obtained are nextplaced in\ a rotary mixer, or are otherwise suitably mixed andpreferably at this time small quantities of alcohol and bluing areadded. The final Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 10, 1913. Serial No. 805,831.

Patented Aug. 11, 19141.

product thus obtained is of a creamy or pasty consistency which canreadily be applled to and rubbed into the shoe with the fingers. Ondrying it gives a substantially waterproof dressing.

It is well known that when gum tragacanth 18 treated with water one partdissolves and the other part swells up, absorb-- mg water to the extentof as high as fifty tlmes the weight of the gum used. The great afiinityof the gum for waterin a measure accounts for the -fact that an application of the dressing to a shoe renders the latter to all practicalpurposes water-proof, the theory being that whatever water the insolublesoapstone, clay and whiting in the dressing fail to shed will beabsorbed by the gum swelling it and closing the pores, and is thusprevented from soaking through the shoe. Furthermore, by virtue of theexcellent adhesive qualities of tragacanth there is no danger of thedressing rubbing off, with a consequent decrease in the life of theshine and a soiling of the clothes.

The principalfunction of the alcohol used is that of a drier, but italso serves to prevent souring in addition; to. imparting a pleasantodor to the dressing. Bluing is added in slight quantities -to "give acertain color effect when considered desirable, but this ingredient canbe dispensed with.

We have found that while the composition produced with the aid oftragacanth, clay, chalk, soapstone and water in the proportionsspecified not sticky. to the touch it is sufficiently adhesive so thatthe dr ing is held intact after it has been applied the shoe and becomethoroughly dry.

As many changes could he nmde in the proportions of ingredients used inthe manufrom the spirit or scope thereof, it is intend ed that allmatter contained in the aeco1nanvin s eciiication shall be inter iretedillustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described 'our invention,

what we claim is:

1. A shoe dressing consisting of approximately twenty parts by weight ofhydrated gum tragacanth four parts of soapstone, four parts of clay,eight parts of chalk and sufficient water to bring the whole to a creamyconsistency. 2. The herein described process of makinga shoe dressingwhich consists in b0il- In testimony whereof we a-flix our signaing onepart of gum tragacanth in forty tures in presence of two Witnesses.parts of Water for approximately three TAICHIRO MIYATA.

hours, then intimately mixing together four v 5 ports of'soapstone, fourparts of clay eight Witnesses:

parts of chalk and eight parts of Water and ANNA F. FITZGERALD, mixingthe two compounds together. LULU MILROY.

SENZO KUWAYAMA.

